Ars Quatuor Coronatorum.*

recently as 1869 , wc arc told that it has already become very scarce and we think Bro . CRAWLEY has done right in reproducing , ' t without alteration , his own remarks , which are freely interspersed throughout the record , being included in brackets or

appended as footnotes . The account is all the more valuable from the fact of its being thc only guide that exists to the past history of the lodge , Bro . BENNETT having gone to reside in the United States shortly after his volume was published , while the

0 | d Minute Books from which he had extracted his notes were " never returned to the custody of the lodge . " The facts recorded arc but few in number ancl concern chiefly the lirst meeting of the lodge on the 12 th June , 173 8 , the celebration of

tlie lodge centenary on the 29 th May , 18 3 8 , ancl one or two other events which would seem to have been prominent enough to attract Bro . BENNETT ' S attention . There are also the names of those who at different periods in the lodge ' s career were enrolled among

its members . I here will likewise be found evidence that other than the Craft Degrees were worked by the lodge , this part of the paper being illustrated by four certificates—Craft , Royal Arch , Templar , and Priesthood—which Bro . Tl-IORP discovered in his collection

of old certificates and forwarded to Bro . SPETH for the purpose , these certificates , however , proving , on examination , to have been issued by another lodge established in Bandon , but which has been extinct since- 1835 .

The purpose of Bro . CO . NDER ' S paper we have already described , the portion of it on which we naturally lav the greatest stress being that in which he shows that a lodge ol speculative Masons existed within the company during the 17 th

century , the list of such , compiled by Bro . W . II . RYLANDS and furnished by him to Bro . CONDER , containing the names of 3 1 stich bretliren between 1620 and 1682 . This paper was followed by a long discussion , ancl remarks were read which had been

forwarded by Bros . LANE , HUGHAN , ancl others , the general tenour of such remarks being exceedingly ancl deservedly complimentary to Bro . CONDER , nor do we think that Bro . RYLANDS is very far out when he affirms that " the discovery made by Bro .

CONDER when preparing his history of the Masons' Company of London lhat in the early part of the seventeenth century there existed in London a Lodge of Speculative Masons associated with that Company is , in my opinion , one of the most valuable additions to our history that has been made for many years . "

In addition to these two Papers , there are the usual Notes , Reviews of current Masonic Literature , Obituary , Chronicle , & c , and there is also the full audited Statement of the Lodge

Account for last year , from which a very fair idea may be formed of the extensive scale on which the operations of this great literary lodge are carried out .

Ihe portraits are those of Bro . the Rev . C . J . BALL , I . P . M ., as Frontispiece , and of Bro . WILLIAM MlLLER , "Forty-seven years a Prisoner for nothing , " of whose unhappy career Bro . SPETH furnishes a brief account , ancl Bro . BRIDGE FRODSHAM , wilh particulars furnished b y Bro . T . B . WllYTEHEAD .

Consecration Of The Mark Lodge Of Eland, No. 493, At Elland, Yorkshire.

CONSECRATION OF THE MARK LODGE OF ELAND , No . 493 , AT ELLAND , YORKSHIRE .

Tuesday , the 14 th inst ., was a great day in Masoni ; circles in the old lillie manufacturing town of Elland . We have chronicled the formation of new lodges and new chapters in West Yorkshire ; this time the departure is " 1 the Mark Degree . Under the supervision and guidance of Bro . Charles ' etch Mason , who has ruled over the province for upwards of 12 years ,

consistent and steady progress has characterised the Mirk Degree , and it must have been very gratifying to him , as well as to its admirers , to see the 'nierest which the c msecration of the new lodge excited . There is an active a » d flourishing Craft Iod ^ e in Elland which bears the honoured name of Savile . " Space forbids us going into the history of this old and renowned

West Yorkshire family—interesting though we are sure it would prove—let it suffice to say that the promotes of the new lodge went even further back than the days of the Siviles , and chose a name which is associated with the I rst three Edwards . Of the Elands we will add nothing to the very interest

j g account given in his address by Uro . Mason , but merely in passing , lct us say that to keep alive the names , the deeds and the history of giod and worth y bygone Englishmen , by means of lodge nomenclature , seems to ** l 0 be a practice highly to be commended .

. Y ° . Chailes Letch Mason , as Prov . G . M ., wa *; supported by the follown " , Provincial Oflicers and brethren : "•f ° s- John Barker , P . G . I , of W ., Dep . P . ov . G . M . ; Geo . H Parke , G . Stwd ., V-hainnan of the Maik Charity Commiltee , and Prov . J . G . W . designate ; Rev . ' v < n . Wilkinson , P . P . G . Chap . ; W . E . Smithies , P . P . G . W . ; J . W . Monckman ,

Consecration Of The Mark Lodge Of Eland, No. 493, At Elland, Yorkshire.

P . G . S ., P . P . G . W " . ; H . S . Holdsworth , P . G . Std . Br ., P . P . G . W . ; W . F . Wilkinson , P . P . G . W . ; j . H . Gration , P . P . G . W . ; Thos . Norfolk , Prov . S . G . O . ; E . Billington , P . P . G . O . ; G . H . Radcliffe , P . P . G . O . ; Richd . Hodgson , P . P . G . O ., Vice-Chairman of Charity Committee ; J . F . Green , P . P . G . O . ; Chas . Middleion , Prov . G . Reg-. ; W . Langbridge , P . P . G . R . ; foseph Matthewman , W . M . no , Prov . G . Sec ; W . J . Morris , P . G . D . ; Thos . littley , P . G . D . ; Thos .

Robertshaw , P . P . G . D . of C ; Herbert King , P . P . G . D . of C , acting S . B . ; Alfd Leach , P . G . D . of C . ; John Brook , P . P . G . Org . ; Geo . Carbert , P . P . G . Org . T . E . Greenhough , P . G . I . G . ; las . H . Newton , P . G . Tyler ; Hy . Beaumont P . M . ; J . T . Last , W . M . Old York ( T . I . ); H . A . Brook , W . M . 53 ; W . H Kingswell , W . M . elect 110 ; W . Ash , 1 io ; T . G . Howell , W . M . 137 , and S . W designate of the new lodge ; John Reed , W . M . 39 8 ; Chas . A . Phillips , W . M 457 , with brethren from 10 out of 12 lodges on the roll .

The founders of the Lodge of Eland , No . 493 , are Bros . W . E . Smithies , Ge . i . H . Parke , T . G . Hoivell , Arthur Rowe , John Brook , Alfred Miude , J . F . Milner , H . Beaumont , R . E . Heaton , and A . E . Mitchell . These brethren having been ranged in order , were addres sed by the Prov . G . M .. after which the Prov . G . Secretary read the petition and warrant . When the brethren had signified their approval of th 1 officers named in the warrant , the acting Prov . G . Chap ., Bro . Rev . WM . WILKINSON ,

delivered the following oration : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master and Brethren , — -This is a great day in the Masonic history of your ancient town . The G . O . O . T . U . has put it into your hearts to desire the establishment of a Mark lodge in your midst , and the proceedings of this day will gratify that laudable Masonic ambition . All the proper preliminary steps have been taken , and to-day the R . W . P . G . M . attends here to consecrate the Eland Lodge . You will allow me to address to you a few

observations suggested by the occasion . First of all , let me remind you , brethren , that a successful lodge means work for somebody . It is easy to start an organisation , but to sustain and develop it is not so easy . From experience gained within and without our Order , I have learnt that it is possible for impetuous and enthusiastic men to work much mischief by beginning to build without counting the cost . In moments of excitement and exultation , movements are initiated and societies inaugurated which never attain to any position of usefulness or eminence .

" Give a thing a good start and it will work itself" is a lying maxim . Societies do not work successfully without the patient , persistent , and self-denying labours of their adherents . Many an institution , established with great eclat , has dropped and dwindled merely because those responsible for its inception have not realised their personal obligation to work for its development . When you find a successful lodge you always find at least one brother in it who loves Masonrv , and is prepared to make some sacrifice of time and comfort to promote its objects . A lodge

in which every brother leaves the work to be done by somebody else can never prosper . It may linger and languish for a time before extinction overtakes it , but its influence will never be great for good . The dry bones of organisation may survive , but the spirit of Masonry is absent . Such a lodge having " a name to be alive is dead . " But we are persuaded better things of you , brethren . You will , wc trust , love your lodge and labour for its welfaie . Never be satisfied until you have brought it to a high state of efficiency , and then be very jealous

lest the reputation so nobly won should be lost or damaged . If Mark Masonry teaches any one lesson more forcibly than another , surely it is this—that honest work is never thrown away . It may be obscure work , humble work , so-called unimportant work , but , if well done , it cannot fail of its reward . Nothing ii unimportant . Perfection in every partis our ideal of Misonic workminship . The lessons of the stone which the builders rejected ought not to be forgotten . Its day of honour and acceptance came , and when it came the Craftsman had his

reward . This lodge is to be established , n ot only for you , but your children and your children ' s children . You are their stewards , the stewaids of posterity . The right-minded steward has no higher ambition than that when his lord cometh he may be found faithful . Let us to-day imbibe afresh this spirit of thoroughness and loyalty . We are making an auspicious beginning . May the spirit of true

Masonic brotherhood ever flourish here ! May your lodge now to be founded flourish abundantly—not only numerically , but in the highest and best sense of the word . May it stimulate amongst you the growth of Charity and of every other virtue ! May you learn here the higher and broader views of life ! May your ideals be elevated , and your devotion to all that is pure and noble be continually increased .

The ceremony was then proceeded with , and was carried through with the greatest reverence and the strictest attention to detail . Great credit is due to Bro . J . VV . Monckman , acting D . C , for this result , and the effect was increased by the beautiful singing of the musical portion , under the excellent management of Bro . Brook . The whole rendering of this solemn function left nothing to be desired , and was the theme of universal admiration . After the patriarchal benediction ,

The PROV . GRAND MASTER gave the following brief address : Brethren , —Allow ine before we pass on to the installation of the Worshipful Master to offer my congratulations to the brethren of Elland on the consecration of a Mark lodge in their midst , viz ., the thirteenth in the province , and the fifth I have had the pleasure of consecrating during the time I have held the oflice of Provincial Grand Master of West Yorkshire . During this period we have seen a steady progress in Mark Masonry which has been most encouraging . Our progress

has not been rapid , yet I think I can , with all sincerity , say it has been sure . In visiting the various lodges of the province , we find they have become more efficient , the working has improved , and the interest has been greater . Still there is room for more improvement in all these respects , and I feel that as we advance the spirit of emulation will be greater , and we shall find that each lodge will endeavour to occupy the highest place for regularity and efficiency . And now let me say a few words about the lodge whose advent we are welcoming to-day . The

Craft lodge of this place—Savile Lodge—commemorates the name of a family which has been associated with it for upwards of 500 years ; a family which has been honourably connected with the history of this country in the battlefield and the senate . The founders of this new Mark lodge , wishing also to keep alive the old associations , fixed upon the name Eland , because the Elands were lords of the manor of Elland in the distant past , even before the Saviles . In the troublous and lawless times in which they lived , when " might was right , " and every man

who had the power did what was good in his own eyes , events occurred which it is difficult for us to pronounce upon . We have not all the facts before us , and the information available is so scanty , and its authenticity so doubtful , that it would be both rash and unjust to pronounce judgment . Which party was in the wrong in the case of the Elands and their enemies I don ' t pretend to say , but , so far as can be gleaned , the particulars are as follows : Sir John Eland , of Eland Hall , appears to have been lord of the manor of Eland , and sheriff and representative of the king during the early portion of the 14 th century . What

the cause of the quarrel was does not seem clear ; but , as an act of justice or of vengeance , there seems no doubt that he put to a violent death the heads and representatives of the families of Beaumont of Crosland , Quarmby of Quarmby , and Lockwood of Lockwood . Authentic details are wanting , but , according to the history as reccrded by the bards of the period , summary revenge was so completely inllicted , that the males of the Eland family of three generations were entirely cut off . Some years after the execution of Beaumont , Quarmby , and Lockwood—when , in fact , the sons in each case had become well-grown youths—¦ a conspiracy to avenge thc deaths of their fathers was formed , and they , with a band of